Wrench.



E. M. BUSH.

WRENCH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1918.

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Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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EVERETT M. BUSH, OF HAVERSTRAW, NEW YORK, ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-HALF TOPHILIP BROWN, OF HAVERS'I'RAW, NEW YORK.

WRENCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed am 3, 1918. Serial N6. 237,917.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVERETT M. BUSH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Haverstraw, in the county of Rockland and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wrenches, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved wrench, which is operable somewhatafter the mannerin which tongs are manipulated.

It is frequently desirable to use a wrench in places which areinaccessible to lniown types of wrenches, and the primary object of myinvention is to provide an improved form of wrench of simple andeconomical construction, which may not only be applied to all the usesto which existing types of wrenches are applied, but may also be used inplaces where existing forms of wrenches could not be used. One such usewith which I have had considerable experience, is the manipulation ofnuts in the universal joint of Ford automobiles. I-Ieretofore such nutshave been accessible only to a finger or a piece of wire, neither mannerof manipulation being satisfactory, but my improved wrench may be easilyinserted into such joint for the purpose of grasping the nuts therein.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in perspectivein the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the drawing, it will be noted that the wrench consists oftwo like members, each comprising a handle portion 10,

an intermediate web portion 11, a head 12, and a jaw or socket 13. Thehandle 10 and web 11 of each member are relatively offset by means ofthe twist 14; so that the plane of the Web 11 is at a right angle, orsubstantially so, to the plane of the handle 10. As indicated at 15 thehead 12 is curved or bent downwardly so as to lie in a planesubstantially parallel to but on a different level from the plane of theintermediate web 11. The two wrench members are pivoted together bymeans of the pivot 16 passing through a suitable point of the webs 11.

The device is an exceedingly simple one, and may be stamped from flatmetal stock, such as sheet iron or steel. The cost of manufacture is lowand the operation readily apparent.

What I claim is A wrench comprising a pair of like members pivotedtogether, each member including an intermediate web, a head at one endof said web in a plane parallel to but on a different level from that ofthe web, an internally squared jaw at the end of the head, a handle atthe other end of the web, and a twisted portion connecting the web andthe handle whereby the web and handle are relatively offset so that theyare in planes substantially at a right angle to each other and saidhandles are adapted to lie flat against each other when the wrench isclosed.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

EVERETT M. BUSH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

